Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 461

Effie came home from work to the delicious aroma drifting from the kitchen- Lyman was making dinner. She looked around in surprise. "You're back! Where's Grandma?"

Normally, Effie would have been thrilled to see Lyman home from his business trip, but the absence of her grandmother set her on edge.

A knot of worry formed in her chest. "Is Grandma feeling alright?"

Lyman wiped his hands on a dish towel. "She's just taking a bath. She said a dog chased her while she was out buying groceries, and she nearly slipped. Stepped in something filthy, so she wanted to wash up."

Effie's anxiety spiked. "Did she hurt herself? Twist her ankle or her back?"

"No, I checked her over already. She's fine."

Effie let out a sigh of relief, rolling up her sleeves as she joined him by the counter. "Let me help."

Lyman paused mid-chop and eyed her with mock suspicion. "Are you sure about that?"

His wary expression made Effie laugh. "Trust me-today's me is not yesterday's me."

confidence. "Just

everything. I can even make seafood paella, and I finally

for Grandma the other day. She said

why you looked so tired every time we video-called. I thought

the knife and pulled her into

"you don't have to go to all that trouble.

his hand gently. "I realized something

crashed into Lyman's heart. He nodded, smiling

Effie got to work and whipped up several of her best newly learned dishes-sautéed liver, a savory

restaurant quality, but the flavors were good, far

initiative to load the dishes into the

at the two of them and waved them away. "Don't mind

blushed, feeling the heat rise

she

squeezed her hand and led her

Grandma muttering under her breath, "Absence makes the heart